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Clark's, Cheesecake Factory will make an appearance in Syracuse -- at some point

Clark's Ale House, Ray Clark

In this photo from September 2010, Tammie Bassette (right, back to camera) talks with Ray Clark, owner of Clark's Ale House, in Syracuse, on the pub's last day. Clark's is aiming to return to Armory Square after its departure for the Landmark Theatre renovation.
(Photo by Peter Chen / The Post-Standard)

But first, some housekeeping: There are a lot of things still dangling loose out there and you’re asking, via email: The Cheesecake Factory, Costco, Clark’s Ale House, Ferragamo. You’re wondering when? Where?

OK, I have ethereal answers. Cheesecake and Ferragamo are riding into Destiny USA. I have no “when.” Costco is on the drawing board for the coming Township 5 development in Camillus, which is supposed to start building this year.

And by the way, look for Crate & Barrel to find a place in the Syracuse market at some point in the near future.

As for Clark’s Ale House, it’s still aiming for Armory Square, but where, exactly, and when, exactly, is still up in the air. Apologies that I cannot get any more specific than that on any of these right now.

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I CAN get specific about something at Towne Center at Fayetteville. It’s Jill Lenzi-Davis’ Lemons & Limes boutique, which just turned 10. Ten? Can you believe it? Take part in the party which continues through Saturday. Raffles, giveaways, refreshments and a ginormous sale.

It’s a new name for a seasoned business, the Malcolm G. Smith’s retail furniture showroom Smith Interiors Ltd. is now Smith Contemporary Furniture, at 3184 Erie Boulevard E. in DeWitt. Smith said some potential customers thought the former name meant the company was selling office interiors.

“When we took over the business from Bronson Interiors in 1997, I thought the combination of my old business, Seymour Smith Decorating Center and the Bronson Interiors name was the right transition, not realizing that most people in Syracuse associate the word interiors with office furniture.”

If you’re reading this on Friday, it’s too late. You missed the first beer-tapping event at Destiny’s Gordon Biersch Brewery & Restaurant. It was Thursday night, marking the debut of Dave’s Pale Ale — named for GB’s brewmaster, Marcellus native Dave Collins —brewed on site. The brew is still available and there will be other seasonal tapping parties in the future.